A unifying framework for specifying DEVS parallel and distributed simulation architectures. (November 2013)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- A unifying framework for specifying DEVS parallel and distributed simulation architectures. (November 2013)
- Main Title:
- A unifying framework for specifying DEVS parallel and distributed simulation architectures
- Authors:
- Adegoke, Adedoyin
Togo, Hamidou
Traoré, Mamadou K - Other Names:
- Mustafee Navonil guest-editor.
Taylor Simon J E guest-editor. - Abstract:
- DEVS (Discrete Event System Specification) is an approach in the area of modeling and simulation that provides a means of specifying dynamic systems. A variety of DEVS tools have been implemented without a standard developmental guideline across the board, consequently revealing a lack of central frameworks for integrating heterogeneous DEVS simulators. When implementing a DEVS Simulator there are salient concepts that are intuitively defined, such as how events should be processed, what simulation architecture to use, what existing procedures (set of rules/algorithm) can be used, what should be the organizational architecture and so on. The aim of this paper is to propose a theoretical guide in building a DEVS distributed simulation as well as a formalization of underlying concepts to allow symbolic reasoning and automated code synthesis. From a review of existing implementation approaches, we propose a taxonomy of the identified concepts, including some formal definitions as they constitute the essential building blocks of performing Parallel Discrete-Event Simulation by utilizing DEVS. The contribution of this taxonomy and its impact as a unifying framework is that it provides a more systematic understanding of the process of constructing a DEVS simulator. Also, it offers an abstract way for integrating different and heterogeneous DEVS implementation strategies and thus can serve as a contribution to the on-going DEVS standardization efforts.
- Is Part Of:
- Simulation. Volume 89:Number 11(2013)
- Journal:
- Simulation
- Issue:
- Volume 89:Number 11(2013)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 89, Issue 11 (2013)
- Year:
- 2013
- Volume:
- 89
- Issue:
- 11
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2013-0089-0011-0000
- Page Start:
- 1293
- Page End:
- 1309
- Publication Date:
- 2013-11
- Subjects:
- DEVS -- Parallel Discrete-Event Simulation -- conceptual framework -- Simulation Tree -- Simulation Graph
Computer simulation -- Periodicals
003.3 - Journal URLs:
- http://SIM.sagepub.com/ ↗
http://fidelio.ingentaselect.com/vl=3713861/cl=37/nw=1/rpsv/ij/sage/00375497/contp1.htm ↗
http://firstsearch.oclc.org ↗
http://www.uk.sagepub.com/home.nav ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1177/0037549713504983 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0037-5497
- Deposit Type:
- Legaldeposit
- View Content:
- Available online (eLD content is only available in our Reading Rooms) ↗
- Physical Locations:
- British Library DSC - BLDSS-3PM
British Library HMNTS - ELD Digital store - Ingest File:
- 24670.xml